Luke Rinehart Captures $7,500 2nd Round Equestrian Welcome Stake Win at WEC – Wilmington Summer II

Wilmington, Ohio – Thursday afternoon at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington proved special for junior rider, Luke Rinehart (USA), as he jumped to his very first welcome stake win in the $7,500 2nd Round Equestrian Welcome Stake of Summer II. Canada’s Michael Pegg laid the tracks for 19 horse-and-athlete combinations that saw six move onto the short course, and only three managed to jump double-clear. […]Read More

Alberto Michan and Joint De Canabis Van De Doornhoeve Top the $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix

Ocala, FL – The $24,000 C. Jarvis Insurance Welcome Prix was the highlight event of Week VI of the 2024 Summer Series. Twenty-five horse-and-rider combinations competed for top honors, but it was Alberto Michan (ISR) and his new partner, Joint De Canabis Van De Doornhoeve (Canabis Z x Evidento V.d. Doornhoeve), who emerged victorious. FEI Level II course designer Tucker Williams (USA) set a challenging […]Read More

What’s Happening this Week at World Equestrian Center – Ocala

Ocala, FL – The 2024 Summer Series is officially underway at World Equestrian Center – Ocala with thrilling hunter/jumper competition Wednesday through Sunday through August 11. Spectators are welcome, there is no charge for admission or parking! Saturday night grand prix events are back! Join us every Saturday night at 7:30pm* for elite show jumping action under the lights in the WEC Grand Arena. Visit […]Read More

Karen Lipp Spans the Spectrum at Hampton Green Farms World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s July Dressage Show

Ocala, FL – World Equestrian Center – Ocala hosted its latest USEF/USDF-rated dressage competition on July 13-14, sponsored by Hampton Green Farms. The event featured classes from Training Level to FEI Grand Prix and served as an official qualifying competition for the 2024 Great American/USDF Regional Championships. Karen Lipp took full advantage of the spectrum of classes on offer and won all four tests she […]Read More

Prepare for Hunter Derby Finals during Week VII of the World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2024 Summer Series

Ocala, FL – Week VII of the 2024 Summer Series at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) will host Hunter Derby Friday in the WEC Stadium. Taking place on July 26, hunter riders can take advantage of the WEC Stadium’s world-class atmosphere to prepare for the upcoming Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships and the Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship in Lexington, Kentucky.   WEC […]Read More

Save the Date: World Equestrian Center – Ocala 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series 

World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) is excited to announce that the 2025 Winter Spectacular Show Series will now take place from January 1 to March 23, 2025. This highly anticipated series offers a full winter circuit of world-class hunter/jumper competition, sanctioned by US Equestrian (USEF) and the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI). In addition, two weeks of USEF-rated competition will be added from March 26 to […]Read More

Wilmington Sunday Spotlight: Labyrinth

Wilmington, Ohio – This week’s Wilmington Sunday Spotlight shines on Sarah Sturges’ eight-year-old American Warmblood gelding, Labyrinth (Warone x Zirocco Blue VDL). Born on her family farm in Sunbury, Ohio, Sturges has developed her talented homebred gelding from his first rides to his first debut in World Equestrian Center – Wilmington’s Welcome Stake and Futures Prix. With a full training operation out of Goshen, Ohio, […]Read More

Sweet Victory for Rodrigo Lambre and J’adore Van Het Klinkhof in the $75,000 MARS Equestrian Grand Prix

Ocala, FL -Spectators and exhibitors flocked to the WEC Grand Arena at World Equestrian Center – Ocala (WEC) on Saturday night for the highly anticipated $75,000 MARS Equestrian Grand Prix. Twenty-four horse-and-rider combinations from nine nations competed for a podium finish, but it was Rodrigo Lambre (BRA) who stole the show. Riding Ilan Ferder’s J’adore Van Het Klinkhof (Thunder Vd Zuuthoeve x Tequilla Van Het […]Read More

Twice is Nice – Kelly Soleau-Millar & Fire Fly Win the $25,000 Grand Prix at WEC – Wilmington Summer I

Wilmington, Ohio – A sunny day in Wilmington set the scene at World Equestrian Center for the highlight event of the week. Thirty horse-and-athlete combinations tried their hand at Bobby Murphy’s (USA) first round track in the $25,000 Grand Prix, with only eight qualifying for the jump-off. Fresh off their win in the $7,500 Welcome Stake, M. Michael Meller’s Fire Fly (Arezzo VDL x First […]Read More

Nicole Lyvere & Lugatti Shine in the $10,000 Shoo-fly USHJA National Hunter Derby at WEC – Wilmington Summer I

Wilmington, Ohio – Twenty-five competitors met at the main hunter ring at World Equestrian Center – Wilmington (WEC) for the $10,000 Shoo-fly USHJA National Hunter Derby during Summer I. In the end, a rainy classic round did not stop Nicole Lyvere and her own Lugatti (Lux) from rising to the occasion over Robert Barton’s (USA) tracks. Entering the arena just as the clouds took over […]Read More